Through a new collaboration with the City of Sioux Falls and Sioux Area Metro (SAM), Augustana students, faculty and staff now have a new, cost-free and environmentally friendly way to travel around Sioux Falls.

After building their technology portfolios at Augustana, two computer science majors are beginning careers in the technology industry. Robert Mikhayelyan is joining Microsoft in Seattle, and Sam Bock is joining Concord USA in Minneapolis.

Augustana officially opened the 2014-15 academic year at Opening Convocation before nearly 400 members of the Class of 2018 — first year students who have come to Augustana from 18 states and 12 countries around the world.

On Sunday morning, first-year students officially moved into Bergsaker and Solberg Residence Halls, bringing with them colorful futons, sticker-covered laptops, rolls of carpet, musical instruments and mini refridgerators. They arrived from 18 states and 12 countries around the world and together, they are the Augustana Class of 2018.

Augustana is among a consortium of institutions in South Dakota who will benefit from a $20 million Research Infrastructure Improvement award called “The 2020 Vision: Building Research, Education and Innovation Partnerships for South Dakota” from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity for Augustana.

In his new book, “Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing and the Waters of Appalachia,” Dr. David O’Hara chronicles his journey into the streams and rivers of Maine, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina in search of understanding, self-discovery, and fish.